Published
Fri, Apr 12, 2024, 08:00
- We round up five key stories from the past few days, in bitesize format.
Welcome to our weekly news round-up. Every Friday, we'll share five key stories from the past few days, in bitesize format.
French clubs to be recognised as "cultural actors" under new legislation
Thursday, April 11th
Michael Lawson
Minister of Culture Rachida Dati broke the news on X last Tuesday, April 2nd, saying that the development will help improve the operating conditions of venues. It follows years of lobbying from groups such as Culture Nuit, which counts Le Badaboum, Rex Club and Point Ephémère as members.
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Georgian club community condemns new anti-LGBTQIA+ law
Wednesday, April 10th
Michael Lawson
Tbilisi clubs and promoters have spoken out against a new law that restricts the rights of Georgia's LGBTQIA+ community. The proposals would ban sex changes and adoption by same-sex couples, as well as prohibiting "gatherings aimed at popularising same-sex family or intimate relationships," according to a summary published by the ruling Georgian Dream party.
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Arturia releases new five-octave stage keyboard
Tuesday, April 9th
Nick Taylor
French firm Arturia is putting out a new hardware instrument. AstroLab is a stage keyboard, designed both to control other synths or software instruments, and create and modulate its own sounds.
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Kim Ann Foxman and Cora attacked in Berlin
Monday, April 8th
Michael Lawson
The two artists—who are also a couple—shared their experience via Foxman's Instagram on Saturday, April 6th, detailing an unprovoked attack in the Thielenbrücke area on Friday, April 5th. According to Foxman, the fact that her and Cora are "a visibly affectionate queer Asian female couple" was the primary motivation for the attack.
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Chechnya to ban music not between 80 and 116 BPM
Monday, April 8th
Michael Lawson
Chechnya has imposed limits on music tempos, the Moscow Times reports. "From now on all musical, vocal and choreographic works should correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 BPM," Chechnya's culture ministry said in a statement. The ban means that most forms of dance music would be effectively outlawed by the Russian republic.
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